Expect a minor time jump when the Originals season 2 returns in January, executive producer Michael Narducci said.
"It's a tiny little time jump. It's not so significant that we're going to miss out on the things we really want to see which is: What does our family believe happened to Rebekah?" Narducci told Entertainment Weekly.
He also said that Klaus (Joseph Morgan) will be looking for Rebekah (Claire Holt) in the body of one of Marcel's (Charles Michael Davis) vampires. However, he said that Kol (Daniel Sharman) has something else in mind.
"So there's the mystery of how that plays out," said Narducci. The other mystery will concern other Mikaelson family members such as Esther (Sonja Sohn), Finn (Yusuf Gatewood) and Mikael (Sebastian Roché).
The first episode back of The Originals season 2 will also see the new alliance of Mikael and Finn, as well as answers on Esther's fate - whether she drank the blood bag that Klaus left behind for her or that she chose to die.
Narducci also hinted that the upcoming episodes will explore the relationship between Mikael and Finn, and that it will be interesting to watch. At the same time, baby Hope's safety hangs in the balance. "So you have to imagine that Hayley is probably going to stay put until they know what's going on with Rebekah," said Narducci.
The Originals season 2 will be back on January 19, 2015 with episode 10 titled "Gonna Set Your Flag on Fire."